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Miss Macy Kitchen's Cinnamon Toast

From the 1929 edition of First Congregational Church’s Saginaw Cookbook. “Miss Macy Kitchen, who forever will be a tradition of wisdom,...

Jan 2, 20223 min read

From the "Savoring Saginaw" cookbook published in 2007 by the Historical Society of Saginaw Recipe: 3/4 cup Frankenmuth Dark Beer 3/4 lb....

Dec 26, 20212 min read

LEBKUCHEN – 3 lbs. brown sugar, 1 cup water, 1 T soda, 1 T cloves, 1 T allspice, 4 eggs, well beaten, ¼ lb. citron, ¼ lb. almonds. Flour...

Dec 19, 20213 min read

Donald Kimball was the architect of the fieldhouse\warming house in Hoyt Park. Kimball was also the designer of one of the sites featured...

Dec 15, 20211 min read

From "Come to Our Table" by Saginaw County Medical Society Alliance (1999) Holiday Hearth Loaves 1/3 cup butter or margarine 2 tsp lemon...

Dec 12, 20212 min read

Saginaw, MI: The Castle Museum of Saginaw County History was awarded a grant of $18,000 from the State of Michigan Council for Arts and...

Dec 7, 20211 min read

Today marks the first of many posts from our Castle Museum staff sharing their favorite person, place, or thing from Saginaw County! THE...

Apr 19, 20212 min read

“Decorations for the [People’s Building and Loan Association] offices are strikingly futuristic in design. The walls are colorfully...

Apr 10, 20211 min read

“The M.W. Tanner Company have [sic.] the reputation of dealing in as fine of grade of dry goods as is sold by any dealers in the state,...

Mar 15, 20212 min read